Curriculum
Higher Education Concentration
Students are required to take a minimum of 48 credit hours of doctoral coursework (i.e., 8000 level courses) beyond the master’s degree and complete a Qualifying Examination and an Applied Dissertation. Courses for students in the Higher Education Concentration include:
Core coursework (9 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8110 | Organizational Theory and Behavior |
| ADMN 8181 | Equity and Social Justice in Adult Education |
| ADMN 8610 | Interdisciplinary Seminar |
Concentration (15 credit hours – select from the following courses)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8000 | Topics in Educational Leadership (higher education courses) |
| ADMN 8170 | Introduction to the Community College |
| ADMN 8171 | The American College Student |
| ADMN 8172 | Higher Education in the United States |
| ADMN 8173 | Legal Issues in Higher Education |
| ADMN 8174 | Higher Education Finance and Budgeting |
| ADMN 8175 | Non-traditional Approaches to Higher Education |
Applied Research and Evaluation (21 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| RSCH 8110 OR RSCH 8111 | Descriptive & Inferential Statistics Qualitative Research Methods |
| RSCH 8196 | Program Evaluation Methods |
| RSCH 8210 | Applied Educational Research |
| RSCH 8890 | Special Topics – Applied Dissertation Proposal |
| ADMN 8699 | Dissertation Proposal Seminar |
| ADMN 8999 | Dissertation Research (minimum 6 credit hours) |
Elective (3 credit hours)
Students must take 3 credit hours of elective courses. These courses must be at the 8000 level and geared toward one’s doctoral dissertation and/or professional pathway. Elective courses will include higher education, adult education, educational research, instructional systems technology, and related courses.
Elective 3 credit hours for the concentration in Higher Education may be selected from the following:
- Doctoral (8000) level courses with the following prefixes: ADMN, ELDT, RSCH
- CUSU 8126, CUSU 8127
- Other 8000-level courses approved by the advisor
LEARNING, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Students are required to take a minimum of 48 credit hours of doctoral coursework (i.e., 8000 level courses) beyond the master’s degree and complete a Qualifying Examination (Portfolio) and an Applied Dissertation. Courses for the Learning, Design and Technology Concentration include:
Foundation Courses (9 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8110 | Organizational Theory and Behavior |
| ADMN 8181 | Equity and Social Justice in Adult Education |
| ADMN 8610 | Interdisciplinary Seminar |
| Learning, Design and Technology Concentration (15 credit hours) |
Required:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8695 | Doctoral Seminar in Teaching and Learning |
| ELDT 8102 | Research in Learning, Design and Technolog |
Choose 3 courses from the following:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ELDT 8000 | Topics in Learning, Design and Technology |
| ELDT 8100 | Foundations of Learning, Design and Technology |
| ELDT 8110 | Instructional Design |
| ELDT 8120 | Current Trends in Learning, Design and Technology |
| ELDT 8121 | Advanced Instructional Design |
| ELDT 8130 | Instructional Multimedia Development |
| ELDT 8135 | Learning Media, Resources and Technology |
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ELDT 8150 | Design, Development, and Evaluation of Online Learning Systems |
| ELDT 8160 | Designing Learning Systems with Simulation and Game Technology |
| ELDT 8170 | Human Performance Technology |
| ADMN 8171 | The American College Student |
| ADMN 8125 | Doctoral Seminar in Instruction |
| ADMN 8660 | Instructional Leadership Seminar |
Research and Evaluation Courses (15 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| RSCH 8210 | Applied Educational Research |
| RSCH 8110 OR RSCH 8111 | Descriptive & Inferential Statistics Qualitative Research Methods |
| RSCH 8120 OR RSCH 8121 | Advanced Statistics Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis |
| RSCH 8196 | Program Evaluation Methods |
| RSCH 8890 | Special Topics – Applied Dissertation Proposal |
Dissertation Courses (9 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8699 | Dissertation Proposal Seminar (3 credit hours) (taken after successful submission of the portfolio and the presentation to the Portfolio Review Committee) |
| ADMN 8999 | Dissertation Research (minimum 6 credit hours) |
p-12 Superintendent Concentration
Students are required to take a minimum of 48 credit hours of doctoral coursework (i.e., 8000 level courses) beyond the master’s degree and complete a Qualifying Examination and an Applied Dissertation. Courses for students in the P-12 Concentration include:
Core coursework (9 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8110 | Organizational Theory and Behavior |
| ADMN 8181 | Equity and Social Justice in Adult Education |
| ADMN 8610 | Interdisciplinary Seminar |
Concentration (18 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADMN 8120 | Rethinking Educational Reform: Law, Policy, and Public School |
| ADMN 8125 | Doctoral Seminar in Instruction |
| ADMN 8140 | School Finance |
| ADMN 8150 | Human Resources Development an Administration |
| ADMN 8410 | Advanced Internship in Educational Leadership I |
| ADMN 8420 | Advanced Internship in Educational Leadership II |
Applied Research and Evaluation (21 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| RSCH 8110 OR RSCH 8111 | Descriptive & Inferential Statistics Qualitative Research Methods |
| RSCH 8196 | Program Evaluation Methods |
| RSCH 8210 | Applied Educational Research |
| RSCH 8890 | Special Topics – Applied Dissertation Proposal |
| ADMN 8699 | Dissertation Proposal Seminar |
| ADMN 8999 | Dissertation Research (minimum 6 credit hours) |